Jack McCaffery is the lead sports columnist for the Daily Times and delcotimes.com. He has spent several decades covering everything from the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Sixers, to college hoops, to high school sports in Delco.

Monday, April 3, 2017

PHILLIES BY THE NUMBERS

A look at the 2017 Phillies, by the numbers:

0: Members of the 2008 championship team on the Opening Day roster.

1: Cesar Hernandez's spot in the batting order.

1.14: The WHIP of Jerad Eickhoff in his first two seasons, second lowest by any Phillie since 1901.

2: The number of 2016 All-Stars – Odubel Herrera and Michael Saunders - who will be in the starting outfield.

3: The number of years that Cameron Rupp's father once pitched in the Montreal Expos system.

4: The number of projected Phillies starters who hit at least 20 home runs last season – Maikel Franco, Michael Saunders, Tommy Joseph and Freddy Galvis.